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Flavorful Green Beans

The seasonings are perfect companions to the green beans.

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Ingredients

Makes
7
  • 2 lb fresh green beans
  • ½ C cold water
  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • ⅓ C chopped onions
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp dried basil
  • ½ tsp dried oregano

Ingredients for 7 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Rinse green beans and snap off tips.

  2. 2

    Place green beans in a large pot and add ½ cup of cold water.

  3. 3

    Cook green beans on stovetop over medium heat for 10 minutes.

    Stovetop
  4. 4

    Spray a sauté pan with cooking spray, and sauté the chopped onions and garlic for 5 minutes, or until they are tender and very lightly browned.

  5. 5

    Add onions, garlic, and black pepper to green beans. Spray the cooking spray over mixture, and cook on medium heat for another 20 minutes or until green beans are tender, but not soft. Stir occasionally.

    Stovetop
  6. 6

    Sprinkle dried basil and oregano over green beans. Mix and serve.

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The recipe is in the public domain. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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